Exam 2: Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Which technique uses brain damage to make inferences about neural activity?

Every action potential is the same.

The structure known as the "gateway to the cortex" is the __________.

What is a way to study how different brain structures influence cognition without studying people with lesions or other kinds of brain damage?

The specialization of function between the left and right hemispheres is known as __________.

Typical neurons in the cortex synapse with how many other neurons?

Which lobe of the cortex is most important for memory?

How did Penfield assess the functional role of different brain areas?

Which of the following does NOT use metabolic charges to measure neural activity?

How many neurons does a typical person have in his or her brain?

Long-term potentiation has a shorter duration than consolidation.

Which neuroimaging technique uses x-rays to measure brain structure?

Which neuroimaging technique uses electrical charges to measure neural activity?

What does a single cell recording measure?

The primary bridge across which messages pass between the left and right halves of the cortex is the __________.

What is a process that occurs when several smaller units work together?

Why is the finding of a double dissociation more informative in cognitive neuroscience than the finding of a single dissociation?

The hippocampus is important for __________.